Clamp-crush Technique Versus Harmonic Scalpel in Living Donor Hepatectomy

NCT02853981 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2/PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 72

Last updated 2018-01-19

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether clamp-crush technique for liver parenchymal transection is as safe as Harmonic scalpel device. outcomes will include: perioperative mortality, surgery-related complications, blood loss, amount of blood loss during hepatectomy, operating time, transection speed, markers of liver parenchymal injury and hospital stay.

Conditions

  • Hepatic Transplantation

Interventions

DEVICE

Harmonic scalpel

a method for liver parenchymal transection

DEVICE

Kelly clamp crush technique

a method for liver parenchymal transection

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Mansoura University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ahmad M Sultan, MD · Assistant prof of general surgery

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
50 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-01-31
Primary Completion
2016-09-30
Completion
2016-09-30

Countries

  • Egypt

Study Locations

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